Monday 2/24/14

Oh heyyyy, remember me? Last week was so busy, ya’ll and not only did I have zero time to blog, I had zero time to catch up with blog friends, either. I also had zero energy, apparently.

This past Saturday, it was time to ride or die {or run? whatever} at the Gasparilla 5k. The race I had been somewhat training for. I have to be honest and say, I wanted to die at the end. It was awful. I wish I were joking, but I’m not. My goal was to finish in 50 minutes…I completed the run in 51:29…The plus side is that at least this highly motivates me to improve next time! Next time, being in three weeks, because apparently I am insane and am trying this again, so soon. Thank the LORD for my friend, Shelly, who literally dragged me to the finish line, this weekend. If not for her, I would have had a much slower pace.

My best friend, Amy, ran her first half the following day. She is such an inspiration to me. I don’t know that I will ever have the desire to run 13.1 miles, myself {the thought somewhat makes me want to throw up}, but seeing her lose 70lbs, and run for “fun” is so motivating to me.

She did it! 13.1!!

So very proud of her!

100% Florida humidity means it’s tough to run and I have BIG hair

I also had to finish a timeline for a bride whose wedding I am coordinating in a month; which led me to finally take the plunge and register my own business, once and for all!

all social media handles are @astylishsoiree…website to follow!

Ladies and gents {um, are there any guys who read this, anyway?}…I am now the proud business owner of…Stylish Soirees! I have a ton to do, but feel great about the next step. If you’d be so kind as to follow my new side hustle on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Pinterest I promise to love you forever!

Other than that, I’m just trying to keep up with life. I also have a weight loss post coming soon…I am down 18lbs since Jan 6, 2014! I have so much more to go, but haven’t shared much of my success with you, lately.

I’m so proud of you for getting out there this weekend and doing that 5k! I know once you start to see improvements, running-wise, that you’ll want to keep going and set new goals for yourself 🙂 I love you and thank you for always being so supportive!

Congrats on finishing that 5K, Nichole! As someone who runs for “fun” (and who is currently in training for a full marathon… because I am at least partly crazy, I think), it’s always so exciting to hear of people starting their fitness journey and getting into it, no matter what their pace is and no matter what they’ve been doing before. It’s an addictive sport, and I love competing against myself in races. (Because competing with others? Ha. Not so much.)

Woooohooo!! Congrats on the 5K! What an accomplishment 🙂 And double congrats on the weight loss – you must be so freakin proud of yourself! Can I throw in a “YOU GO GIRL!” ??! 😉Kym recently posted…Curated Content // Links I’m Loving